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BEVERLEY MAHOOD
- New album Unmistakable (BPM Entertainment) available November 4th.
- Host of several CMT programs including Season 2 of Karaoke Star.
- Watch her video for "This Girl" on CMT.
CORB LUND
- In 2008, Corb won his fifth straight CCMA for Roots Artist of the Year for his album Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! (Stoney Plain).
- Polaris Prize long list for Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!
- New album expected for August 2009.
DAVE GUNNING
- Multi-nominated East Coast Music Award nominee including awards in 2008 for Solo Recording of the Year and Folk Recording of the Year.
- First place in 2008 Indie International Songwriting Contest.
- Currently on tour with George Canyon supporting their collaborative Christmas CD.
THE GOOD BROTHERS
- Members of the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
- Platinum selling artist.
- Unprecedented eight straight Juno Awards for Country Artist of the Year.
THE HIGGINS
- 2008 CCMA nomination for Group or Duo of the Year.
- Debut single "Flower Child" topped country charts in 2008.
- Led all artists at BCCMA with 13 nominations.
JAYDEE BIXBY
- Debut album, Cowboys and Cadillacs debuted at #1 on Canadian Country charts.
- Season 5 contestant on Canadian Idol.
- Successful Canadian national tour October/November 2008.
JIMMY RANKIN
- CCMA, ECMA and Juno Award winning singer-songwriter.
- Performing hits from his solo catalogue, as well as Rankin Family classics.
- Recently performed at Country Rocks 2008 on Halifax Common with Keith Urban and Gretchen Wilson.
LISA BROKOP
- 7th studio release, Beautiful Tragedy (Ellbea Music) released in August 2008.
- 13 CCMA Female Artist of the Year nominations, with a 2003 award for Female Independant Artist of the Year.
- Has had over 20 songs on the Canadian Country Charts.
MIKE PLUME BAND
- Returning after a four-year hiatus.
- Canadian tour set for April/May 2009.
- New album set for release on Open Road Recordings in April 2009.
PRAIRIE OYSTER
- Inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
- Released their 8th studio album, One Kiss (Open Road) in 2007.
- Career recognition of six Juno Awards, eleven CCMA's and fourteen RPM Big Country Awards.
TARA ORAM
- CMT reality tv star of her own series, The Tara Diaries.
- Debut album, Chasing The Sun (Open Road) released October 7, 2008.
- First single "Fly Girl" reached top 20 on the Country Charts.
FOLK / ROOTS
ASHLEY MACISAAC
- New traditional/roots CD due Spring 2009.
- Available as traditional trio or with band.
BARRA MACNEILS
- Two new albums due out in Fall 2008 and Spring 2009, In Concert and In Session.
- Available for select Canadian festivals.
BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE
- Folk legend, activist, Aboriginal spokesperson and pioneering digital artist.
- Academy Award winner for her song, "Up Where We Belong."
- Recorded 17 albums and 3 television specials, including hits such as "Universal Soldier."
- Latest album released October 2008, accompanied with DVD A Multimedia Life.
C.R. AVERY
- One-man, hip-hop, beatbox, blues harmonica Americana iconoclast.
- 2008 North American tour with legend, Billy Bragg.
- 10 albums released to date including his latest, Chain Smoking Blues.
- Founding member of collective Tons of Fun University.
DANNY MICHEL
- Released 8th solo album, Feather, Fur & Fin to critical acclaim.
- Received two Juno Award nominations including 2005's Best New Artist.
- Three national tours with CBC's Vinyl Cafe with Stuart MacLean.
DAVE GUNNING
- Multi-nominated East Coast Music Award nominee including awards in 2008 for Solo Recording of the Year and Folk Recording of the Year.
- First place in 2008 Indie International Songwriting Contest.
- Currently on tour with George Canyon supporting their collaborative Christmas CD.
EMM GRYNER
- New album expected for 2009, following the hugely succesful The Summer of High Hopes.
- Toured in David Bowie's backing band.
- Multiple Juno Award nominations including Best Pop Album.
THE FUGITIVES
- Combination of multi-talented Vancouver artists, Adrian Glynn, Barbara Adler, Brendan McLeod, and Steve Charles
- Performed on stages around the world including the Vienna Literary Festival, the Winnipeg Fringe Festival and the Vancouver Jazz Festival.
- 2007 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees.
JIM BYRNES
- Juno Award winning blues musician.
- Film and television credits include CBS series Wiseguy, Highlander and his nationally broadcast variety show, The Jim Byrnes Show.
- Has performed with the who's who of blues musical legends, including Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins and many more.
JIMMY RANKIN
- CCMA, ECMA and Juno Award winning singer-songwriter.
- Performing hits from his solo catalogue, as well as Rankin Family classics.
- Recently performed at Country Rocks 2008 on Halifax Common with Keith Urban and Gretchen Wilson.
JOSH RITTER
- The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter in NPR's top albums of 2007.
- Considered one of today's greatest singer-songwriters.
- Multiple appearances on Late Night with David Letterman.
KOBO TOWN
- Toronto based, 8-piece traditional Calypso band.
- Breakout artist at Calgary Folk Fesival, Regina Folk Festival and Vancouver Folk Festival.
LADIES OF THE CANYON
- Fresh take on folk/pop music with an undercurrent of country, built on four of the strongest muscial voices in Montreal's thriving scene.
- Recorded live sessions EP with legendary engineer George Massenburg (James Taylor, Lyle Lovett, The Dixie Chicks).
- Currently putting finishes touches on their first full-length album.
LAU
- Winners of Best Group at the BBC Folk Awards in 2008 and Scots Trad nominees for Best Album and Best Live Act.
- Available between July 31 and August 22, 2009.
MATT ANDERSEN
- New CD, Something In Between, released Fall 2008, recorded with full band.
- Hit at Mariposa Folk Festival, Stan Rogers Folk Festival and Montreal Jazz, to name a few.
- Available solo or band.
MIKE PLUME BAND
- Returning after a four-year hiatus.
- Canadian tour set for April/May 2009.
- New album set for release on Open Road Recordings in April 2009.
NATHAN
- Third album, Key Principles out across Canada to critical acclaim.
- Juno Award nominee for 2005 Roots and Traditional Album of the Year.
- Nathan's latest release Key Principles won the 2008 Juno award for
Roots/Traditional album of the year group to add to its numerous other Juno,
Western Canadian Music Award, Sundance, Canadian Folk Music Award, Echo
songwriting prize awards and nominations.
NDIDI ONUKWULU
- Ndidi's latest record The Contradictor was released June 2008 to critical acclaim.
- Appeared on CBC's Vinyl Cafe with Stuart MacLean.
ROYAL WOOD
- New album set for release in 2009.
- Latest record, A Good Enough Day, received critical praise in Canada and Europe.
- Has shared the stage with My Morning Jacket, Sarah Harmer and Sarah Slean.
THE SADIES
- 2008 Polaris Music Prize long list nominee for New Seasons (Yep Roc).
- 2008 Juno Award nomination for Roots and Traditional Albums of the Year.
- 2007's New Seasons was Exclaim Magazine's #1 Roots Album of the Year.
SERENA RYDER
- 2008 Juno Award for New Artist of the Year.
- New album, Is It O.K. (EMI Canada), released November 11, 2008.
- Gold album for 2006's If Your Memory Serves You Well.
STEPHEN FEARING
- Juno Award winner for Roots & Traditional Recording for his latest album, Yellowjacket.
- Over his 20+ year career, he has built up a loyal and committed international audience.
- Founding member of ensemble Blackie & The Rodeo Kings.
STEPHEN KELLOGG & THE SIXERS
- Massachusetts trio who combines the jubilance of rock-n-roll with authentic American singing/songwriting.
- Glassjaw Boxer named as one of the top 5 albums of 2007 by USA Today.
- New album American Standard to be released in 2009.
- Has shared the stage with notable acts, including James Brown, Kathleen Edwards and Josh Ritter.
WIL
- Consummate touring musician with expansive roots-rock sound and world-weary lyrics.
- Intense live show described as having "so much power and would it could stop your heart."
- Three West Coast Music Award nominations.
JAZZ / BLUES
ESTHERO
- Blend of jazz, hip hop, soul, funk and rock.
- Has collaborated with Sean Lennon, Kanye West and Andre3000.
- Recently performed to a sold out crowd at Vancouver's Biltmore Cabaret and headlined the closing night festivities at the Toronto International Film Festival.
THE FUGITIVES
- Combination of multi-talented Vancouver artists, Adrian Glynn, Barbara Adler, Brendan McLeod, and Steve Charles
- Performed on stages around the world including the Vienna Literary Festival, the Winnipeg Fringe Festival and the Vancouver Jazz Festival.
- 2007 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees.
JIM BYRNES
- Juno Award winning blues musician.
- Film and television credits include CBS series Wiseguy, Highlander and his nationally broadcast variety show, The Jim Byrnes Show.
- Has performed with the who's who of blues musical legends, including Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins and many more.
MATT ANDERSEN
- New CD, Something In Between, released Fall 2008, recorded with full band.
- Hit at Mariposa Folk Festival, Stan Rogers Folk Festival and Montreal Jazz, to name a few.
- Available solo or band.
NDIDI ONUKWULU
- Ndidi's latest record The Contradictor was released June 2008 to critical acclaim.
- Appeared on CBC's Vinyl Cafe with Stuart MacLean.
ROXANNE POTVIN
- 2007 Juno Award nominee for Blues Album of the Year.
- Her confidence and style combined with fire and a wonderful innocence engages her audiences wherever she plays.
- New album, No Love For The Poisonous due November 4, with national tour dates to follow.
SERENA RYDER
- 2008 Juno Award for New Artist of the Year.
- New album, Is It O.K. (EMI Canada), released November 11, 2008.
- Gold album for 2006's If Your Memory Serves You Well.